Human soul is called ‘Ruh’
As per Islam, the human is made up of four elements; It is the body, the mind, the soul, and the self. in Islam human soul plays a great role and understanding the concept of the human soul is integral to the essence of knowing the purpose of spiritual life and spiritual death. The human soul is called ‘Ruh’ in the Arabic language. It is the underlying impermanent essence of humans. The human soul is difficult to rationally grasp due to it being a mystery of God’s divine inspiration.
The Quran says: “And they ask you (Muhammad) about the soul; say, the soul is of the instruction of my Lord. And you have been given little knowledge of it” (al-Isra’ 17: 85).
According to Islamic psychologists and theologians, the ruh is a non-materialistic reality that permeates the entire human body, but it is specifically positioned within the human heart, which in Arabic is known as the ‘Qalb’.
